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Length Of Animal Life.

The elephant lives 100 years aud y
nafd; rhinocefos, 20; camel, 100; lin,
IS 10 20; tiger, leopard, jaguar, nd
hyena, Gin confinement) about %; beaHr.
50: deer, 20; wolf, 90; fox, IA TO 81;
llama, 10: chamois. %; monkey nd
baboon, 10 to IS; hare, 6; squirrel /;
rabbit. 2: swine, %; stag, under y;
horse, 30; ass, 80; sheep, under 10; COZ,
20: OK, 80; swan, parrot, and rav.n,
90: eagle, 100; goose, so; hen pd
pigeon, 10 20 10; hawk, 30 TO 40; craze,
n: blaekbird, 10 10 ~: peacock. %,
pelican, 80 to 80; thrush, s 10 10; wnn,
. 10 s: nightingale. IS; blackcap, 81;
iianet, IA 10 %; golddneh, 20 to a.
sedbreast, 10 to 70 II; slsylsrk, 70 to o.;
ttlark, 10 6: chaiIinch, 20 to ~ i,tar'
Ing, 10 ie; carp, 10 to $50: pike, 50 tc
o salmon. i6: Goldfish, II 10 17;1cel
10: crocodile. 100: tortoise, 100 to 200
rhale, esiimated, 1000; queen bess liy'
wears; drones, months; worker rees
month";. orr society Journal.
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eyes, SIR" N
seDid he get to bed aloner'
'.No. sir.n
Did you put him to bedl'
ssYes, sir"
"And was he perfectly sOberi"
eyes, sirn
''what did he say when you put him
to bed1r
s'He said Good night"
Anything elsef
-'He said as how l was to call him
early"
Anything elseT'
'sYes, sir.n
"what was iti Tell US exactly what
he said, every word"
s.He said as how l was to wake and
cali him early, for he was to be the Queen
of the Mayl'
The old man was fned.-Boston Tran
script.
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Manfed.

A hat Tor tho head Of fountain,
A glove for the hand Of fate,
A shoe for the foot OF n mountain,
A link from the chain Of debate.
A spoke from the wheel Of fortune,
A chip from the pole OF the South,
A drink from the fountain Of knowledge,
A word from the rivers mouth.
A drop from the cup Of sorrow,
A look from The face Of the storm,
A stroke from the arm Of justice,
A ring for the finger Of scorn-
A knock at the door Of repentance,
A throb from the oceans heart.
A glance from the eye Of needle,
From cupid's bow a dart.
A niece Of the Rock Of Ages,
A plun-e from the wings Of Time,
Some milk Of human kindness.
And / have done my rhyme.
Ellen ~ Nave, in Boston Herald,
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He Had Known Sorrow.

They were talking rensively and conf
dentially in the dimly Lighted parlor, and
she looked at him with ineffable sweet
ness and said:
81 have so often noticed an expression
OF the most intense melancholy on your
face. Mr.. Sadeye, tell me truly-does
some secret sorrow prey upon your
heart gn
Matilda, he answered hoarsely, 81
would not intrude my griefs upon you.
Better to bear them alone, even though
they desolate and corrode the heart"
''Tell me, Ernest, tell me all Letme
share your sorrow with you ~
''If you must know, my dear, spilled
bottle of ink on those light pants l
bought a month ago.-Nebraska State
Journal.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-18

A little borax put in the water in
which scarlet napkins and red bordered
towels are to be washed will prevent
them from fading.
When removed from the person,
clothing, if damp, should be dried be-
fore putting into the clothes-basket to
prevent mildew.
A handful of borax added to water
helps to whiten the clothes. 1t Is used
by the Germans, who are famous for
their snowy linen.
Very pretty curtains, which can be
laundried and look as well as new ones,
are made of white muslin, with large
round dots the size of silver half
dollar.-Detroit Tribune.
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THE LESSON OF IrFE


Drop follows drop and sweils
With rain the sweeping river
Word follows word and tells
A truth that lives forever.
Flake follows fake like Sprites
Whose wings the winds discover.
Thought follows thought and lights
The realm of mind forever.
Beam follows beam to cheer
The cloud the bolt might shiycr.
Throb follows throb and fear
Gives place to jaS forever.
The drop, the flake, the beam
Teach Us lesson ever
The word, the thought, the dream
Impress the soul forever
Day follows day and brings
Manhood and its endeavor.
Year follows year on wings
That sweep right on forever.
Night follows night, we rest
Til fate our slumbers sever.
Morn follows morn, the test
OF life that lasts forever.
Deed follows deed, we cheer
The art and artist clever
Friend follows friend, and here
We meet no more forever.
To-day, the night. the morn
Depart, returning never
Souls Of the Spirit born
VIII hvsand live forever.
George W. B,mgdy.
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BUDGET OF FUN
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
An Early Riser-The CIergyman's
Dinner Out-Not Cured in Eng
lish-He Had Known
Sorrow, Etc.

Mrs. Van coover Ito caller)-"I have
such splendid cook, aud she is such an
early riser. The ice man leaves the ice
at five o'clock and she is always there to
bring il in She is perfect treasure. l
don't know what l should do without
herr
Splendid Cook Opening the door,
'.Plaze, mum, it's wakes notice DIM
given yez. Dim to marry Dennis, the ice
man. in month come Thoorsday. Nee
York Sun.
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willing to Let Mr.. Jobson In.

~ @%'' COooOh ~.
William, said the old gentleman at
the breakfast table.
sSir -
g lam not pleased to see you SO much
in the company of young Jobson. He is
l should prefer that you avoid his So
ciety'
81 He CANDLES, father, 1 suppose. He
can afford to. lie has just made 800, 600
in the wheat corner.n
Well-still-you better be careful. =
After little while William rises from
the table.
William I"
"Sir !"
"If Mr.. Jobson is disengaged this
evening you can bring him up to dinner.
Perhaps little good example may save
him-and, William, you can Just tell him
something about the new mining COM
pany am floating"
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The CIercyman,s Dinner out.

"That's what call good dinner, "
remarked Bobby, as he leaned back in
his chair with an air of repletion.
Bobby" said his mother, Il am
ashamed of you" The minister Of the
chapel, who was dining with the family,
laughed heartily.
"Robby appreciates the good things of
life, !" he said, ''like the rest OF us.
Don't you think it was good din
nerin Bobby asked of the minister.
"Yes, indeed, " he said, Il enjoyed it
very much"
Ma said she thought you would, be-
cause she didn't suppose you got very
P p At home . remarked Bobby
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PITH AND POINT.

-1IB4tiT5 -5I7s'7 AZ -
there is nothing SO uncertain as SURE
thing.
Man reaps what he sows; but women
often rips what she sews.-Commsreial
Builetia.
Some men find fault because they arc
never lucky enough to find anything else.
-L0reu Citizen.
''Tve got myself in an ice-boxw as
the butcher remarked when he found
himself locked up in a fresh-Ineat re-
frigerator. GooddiFs Sun.
No microbes have ever been found in
tobacco. They are probably afraid that
devotion to the weed would injure their
constitutions Pittsburgh Chroaicle.
Johnny's sitting in the corner;
Pensive is his mien,
Don't disturb him, he's a mourner
Cause the fruit was green.
Merchant Traveller.
At a Restaurant Waiter, this sal
mon isn't fresh IN "How can that be.
sir It's Just off the ice, sir "Then
it's your ice that isn't fresh, waiter"
Judge
A two-story house fell on Chicago
reporter, and when they dug him out Of
the debris he had a two-eolumn article
written about the accident.
Independent.
They were discussing art matters.
''Have you ever been done in oil, Mr..
SMITH" she asked ''Oh, yes,n he re-
piled. "Who was the artist.r ''He
wasn't an artist; he was u broker
s'Guibollard' visits an insane asylum:
II hear that you sometimes incarcerate
people here who are not insane ''Oh,
yes; but that don't matter-they invari-
able become insane in less than week
here.-Pdris Chdritdri.
If you drop your collar button, there
is one sure method of finding it. After
you have hauled the bureau across the
room to look under il, then replace the
furniture and put on n pair of heavy
shoes Start to walk across the room,
and before you have taken three steps
you will step on the collar button and
smash it all to pieces dnsvils Breeze.
He sat him down on the circus seat
Beside of a girl he had not seen before;
He thought himsel and his style complete
And he bought him fan Of the paIm-Isat
style,
And gently the ambient breeze did vile;
While bolder and bolder the fellow grew
Now, what do you think of the casein said
the bore,
He meant himself, did this silly fool;
Considering we have not met before,
think your fanning's decidedly COOL
-GoodaHs Sun.
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A man came to the house of a promi-
nent New York gentleman, who was
renowned for not paying his debts, and
knocking at the door. asked the boy
who appeared if his father was in.
'.No, sir, he has left town to be gone
a month. He is in Chicago right now )
II am sorry, for | wanted to pay lit.
tie bill was owing him.
80, you want to pay him money, do
your
''Ycs, certainly. Here it is"
"Well, then, I'll run in and ask him II
he hasn't got back"
The man had got back from Chicago,
but the visitor, who was deputy sheriff,
served a citation on him for house rent.
-Ieras lSiftings.
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noUsEHoLDMATTERs.


Take half bushel tomatoes, peel and
cut. Let come to a boil, rub through
the sieve, add one pound salt, quarter
pound ground black pepper, quarter
pound OF whole allspice, one ounce
cloves, two pounds brown sugar, six large
onions, twenty bulbs garlic, one handful
of green peach leaves. If desired very
hot, add as much cayenne pepper as you
can lay on the point of case-knife.
Boil to the thickness required, and just
before removing from the stove add three
quarters pound ground mustard, one
quart good cider vinegar, wetting the
mustard with the vinegar. Rub through
the sieve again. Bottle Washington
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a er.rrete5 ti.1f ~ cstiea cTgp q
- szi4 s.siss fI.';1 So al fali Elffls
e1 - -s4 90 laI,L ne uEHs
ss'.ss,astHlte deuziEs ase rsl,orte6 90
~ rsrz,rE shsr = rnrerzf.ctarri'
s.Fs - rsss1s'ss fuse;,ass. viz prob
-s Esir f1i1 Hsrsh- Arrsnaiag
8. - aesa <ss..v1ei .5-Ersz. he
sr saPis = rafiaa = ~ Eorid :
49, y q. f-.ls-iiats sl1l1iiy u /. s50.
- 1as szaiast : 80. 90 i.sa Ias.
- 49, 9.fls. - l,.ies ir 1855.
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The first man who ever played banio
was Joe Sweeney, and his instrument
was an excavatcd gourd with four strings.
Joe gave his first tunes in public in a
circus tent. lie was deck hand, work
ing on n canal going from Richmond 10
Lynchburg. He afterward was with
negro minstrel companies, and was a
great feature, both in this country and
Europe. .-Balsimors american
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W0MAN'S WORLD.
PHEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS

LT'c Hand that Rules the World
res ding mans supremacy
n youth and maiden quarrelled;
Inc I'd that wields the pen, said he,
Is finland that rules the world.
linen gath the maiden clipper,
hile er red lip she curled;
or, the t,pd that wields the slipper
Is the md that rules the world.
Boston Courier.
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Trail, whose gruff tones were hardly
recognizable in this softened whisper:
''Uncle Jimmy, I'm mighty glad the
boys is both safe
I'm with you thar, old man. Uncle
Jimmy replied, in voice equally sub
dued.
The minutes, as they passed, might
have been years, so faint aud far away
seemed their dispute over the lead
I'm sorry, old man. We mought "a
settled this here business 'twixt me and
you long go; but now, reckon it's
goin' fur to settle Us, and Uncle Jimmy's
voice gave faltering indications OF break
ing down
Bracc up, Uncle Jimmy ! The boys
is both safe, and me and you was a gittin'
old, and couldn't in nafur' "a helt on
much longer. And arter all, Uncle
Jimmy, this here amt plum playout
its jest slip in the paystreak, and wen
strike it agin acrost the range"
The old mans voice was wonderfully
clear. rs he paused and seated himself
eomposedIy on the bunk. Uncle Jimmy
CROPPED his way to him, and kneeIing,
rested his head and shoulders on the
blankets Then the hands of those an
cient enemies met, and chung in a firm
locked clasp, rcassuring each TO each as
they waited for the end.
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The'poIicema bad give n his testimony,
which was uiiqualifeny to the fact of
the old gentleman's intoxication. Then
the old servant was called TO the stand.
There was a mingled expression Of in
dignstion and determination on his
countenance. He testified 1atly, to the
surprise OF the court room, that the old
man was sober when he came home. The
Prosecuting Attorney preceded to ques-
ton:
You say that Nj. - was sober
when he came homer
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A Valuable antnrranh

a very charming young lady, with an
autograph albumin her hand, approached
Mr.. E. NJ Rossits. the Treasurer Of the
New York CentraiRailroad Company, at
social gathering a lew evenings ago, and
requested him to ada his name to hereof
lection.
"See, y she said, 'Tkave only names of
prominent men in my album. and have
long wanted yours TO complete it.n
''oh, don't believe you really care
very much for my autograph
Indeed, do,n asserted the lady. 81
wouldn't miss getting it for anything"
"Not for hundred dollar billl'' asked
the New York Central's Treasurer.
mo, not for hundred dollar bill"
Mr. Eossiter took the album, and with
a stylographic pen wrote on a blank page
of the book a check on the Chemical
National Bank for 800, payable to the
young lady.
There" he said, as he handed her the
album, 81 have taken you at your word.
aS ~ an take your choice between keep
ing my ss~s.s-f,s's s,-..,vll...-.s ,.-
getting the hundred dollar BIZ
The lady was highly delighted at this
addition to her album, and showed it to
her father. He is business man, and
his first act after reading the check was
to turn it over and glance at the back.
There, in bold hand, was the indorse-
ment:
Life is real, life is earnest,
And the grave is not its goal.
FREDERICK J. JONES,
1851 Narragansett Pier.
"Who is this Jonesl' asked paterfam-
ilias.
''oh, that is young gentleman whom
/ met at the selshore few weeks ago."
avowed the daughter.
tWell," said the old gentleman, al
don't suppose his Endorsement adds TO
the value Of the check, but if you should
ever try to cash it you will have to ex-
plain how it got there. "-Nelc York Sun.
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tx ls.rt - sseqes cGe.sd b. lie
tIut cfs<renerl lsr a. zsst raisa-
~ +a1ssssF r.i.-ins - ~ usilizzfion
- sie74sl \ lete arazled nssi De-
sF t-tr az ~ - nr7siication
- e.ss't,g. H1laI g. seurle q
49, a = " fi.rui1.i seiiez, -
1s = ilarerisiIsz a nceisanirai
la y ~ sefasl rsznnlniraiier Il
- <ae X 1uasIs. - euss,isss ssz1
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ber soar tariens Hanfuliy.
Hhaisasier they be-
keter - them orer you
Gain asoanaency.
Never ief tisem master yor,
Never Tor them wait:
han'ls q labor strong 70 bear,
Hing he Bal q Fate.
-Tsnas S1eaigs
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Tho coins of the German Empire may
be used also as weights A pfennig
piece weighs exactly two grains; so
does . gold fve-mark piece. A nickel
ten-pfeanlg and ten-inark gold piecs
weigh each four grams
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The value Of permanent school flop
cgty in Dakota "a not far from So, 900, 900.
l. has increased from less than 100000
g. 1877
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on SILVER MOUNTAIN.

Hesgs sneEs had fallen that season.
adding 70 Tie never melted accumula.
fiens .n the eulches that eashed the
noithrrn slope n Silver Mountain. Huge,
e1duisiins drifts, TOO, projected along
he loiiy cresf. Threatening to break away.
-n1 start he anniAilafiug avalanche.
Prom The dingg i0g-dens below. the
iIlini-ir rad these knon -sirns with expe-
fieueed eyes Stout hearts had those
seekers Tor silver. but apprehension Of
ine SNOW slide could shake even them.
bui from tEo log-shanfies, placed one
li'ote The other ID a clufnp Of eiant
pinet Eel Up On the mountain side.
srlake sill ar1se AZ the morning and
evening. and fIom thu ragged mouths Of
fno tunnels that were being driven in
tie slope above, there sill came daily
n siifery clink Il hammer striking
arl'l iaterliffrd by a mufled roar. as
giant powder sheltered the mountains
aFca-r.
= tAe upper Of these shauties lived
-'l1flr Jimmy Trout, with his son.
young jianF; IN the lower, e0ld man
Tai. with n, son Sam.
fhcse were rival cssimants to the same
lead ~ which old man Trail gave the
tieniicaut nsme u The Last Chance
ard which lncie Jimmy, in more cheer
81 sl.iFif, called The Blue Bird, - as
h.soinser Of the spring Of hope in the
winter q bis lie.
Asay were tie complications involving
intricate points Of miners law about this
1lsfIuici claim. and which claimant had
fhe fi9ii thereof 10 mar could tell. The
lisfencr - Inrie Jimmy's wrongs would
- trnif conrinced that he must be
flEli, uuiil be head old man Trail ex-
f.afiatc o1 the equity Of ''fnzt diskivery, =
marking each pint with haru fore
lnEeT Ia horny palm. 10 the utter con-
ilslcQ % 81 previous convictions.
Laca indisuznfiy reicc.cd all attempts
a. ar1iirziioH: and A., fortunately for
themselves, both we're TOO poor for the
eEI'eusiFc in1ury Of litigation. It only
7r1iaizea. q rncle Jimmy declared, so
sif right thar antil they'd sot il oui, re-
etordicss RI expenses7 And though |
Lncie Jimmy. with his refund body and
rcd Sac - Ia a casing Of close-cui gray
Nli's4cr. MS ono Of the easiest going Of |
meu. the energetic and determined air
siia which d. made his deciaraiion was
inalraiite q a pretracfed set on the /
par q he Blue Bind.
A. far Old man Trad. oEe look in his 4
csteflaus ffe-. a. he ran his hand slow |
y otcr the tauEiez e his unke1nrt beard.
ns1Id sslice 70 sh04 thar there was as
.iftie sieid lboul hiin a. shout one Of the
granite cEzes that guarded the entrance |
- fae Lssi Chance Tunnel.
Jimmy, who Ma 70 use his fathers I
oHr ckprusslan. slight Completed. p
stood d clear Ten inches =lcsc the head l
- - boss sta0lg. toe, Of arm aud .
larIller from sring Of hammer. and F,
cferg shit zssioai 81 heart.
ms aialuarf aoa u the sicrras. sam
Tai. dough II icaner busid than jim
~. aHs Is sizc and strength his match.
''lar< tara1lecied. r and in otter re-
1l.rriE Lac he som5re and salf-confaincd /
Irssf1cr Of De Last Chance.
ol.fa sAfn q ssasioun tie two boys.
a. e-ckcss IN a., mcs A. the little
l'lftg hat served " the use Of both
loas tent. IL wrath were re-
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sixty skeletons.

CHICAGO, July 2.-The Times
Nashville. Tenn, special says: For
seventy-fve years the road within
three miles of Cookville, leading
from Louisville, KY, through the
State down into Georgia and South
Carolina, was known as the Ken
lucky stockroad, aud was at that
time the principal highway for
traders between two sections.
Traders were frequently missing
very mysteriously, no trace of them
ever being found. Yesterday In a
recently discovered cave the skele-
tons of sixty persons were found.
The men had evidently been MUIR
dered and their bodies concealed in
the cave.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-03
Francis Patterson of Elmira

Francis Patterson of Elmira,
N. Y, better known as HBlind
Patterson" who recently OBJ
tanned nctoriety as the recipient
of the largest pension ever
granted a private soldier in the
United States, and which was
discovered afterward, had been
fraudulently obtained, has been
arrested in Gordonvilie, Vir-
ginia. He had ST., 900 in money
on his person, and this, together
with the money already regained
makes $12,S5O which has been
received by this Government, of
$I3.250 paid out on account of
Patterson's pension.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-03

Yesterday a Washoe Valley
farmer had valuable horse bitten
by a rattlesnake, not far from the
Harris mine. The animal trod upon
the reptile, which DIT him on the
fetlock joint. The limb began to
swell at once, and became of great
size. Notwithstanding ammonia and
whiskey was administered without
stint, the horse died in few hours,
but it is not exactly understood
what killed him-the whisky or
snake-poison.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-03

NEW YORK July 1.-There are
all sorts of rumorS about Cyrus
w. Field. Some say that he
has lost everything, even his
home, while Murray, President
of Field's United States Natioaal
Bank, claims that he still has Il
surplus of So, 00O,0 0O. Field him.
self says that he will make a
statement over his own
81 gnature. Russell Sage says that
it was Gould that saved Field
from RUIN and Wall street from q
panic.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-03

LOUISVILLE, July 2. = Albert
Turner. colored, one of the murder
ers of Jennie Bowman, was hanged
yesterday morning: FROM the gal
lows Turner said: Il am going to
die with an honest heart, and will
bring no one to the gallows. Free
Patterson, he was not with me
| am willing to die now"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-03

Tickets will be good only on reg
ular traits of July 4th. Conduct
ors will collect regular rates from
passengers not provided with tick
cts who get aboard trains at sta
tons where tickets are sold.
The Reno Committee has char
tered special train which leaves
Virginia at & 40. and Carson at 8 A.
NJ. Returning leaves Reno at p. NJ,
The fare from Carson to Reno and
return being oAe dollar.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-03

"Wednesday evening the mould
ers at the Reddine foundry upset
pot of metal in casting. Banks, the
proprietor, was severely burnt, and
some of the laborers injured. The
shop took fire. but it was extin-
guished without serious results.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-03

The season being SO short here,
and the ground so perfectly willing
to produce big crops, it is proposed
to stand the Holstein ranch On edge
and plant both sides of it. If the
roots of opposite plants don't get
together and clinch, the experiment
will prove a success.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-07-03

Help out the baseball clubs
today. The game between the
Resolutes and Amateurs ought to
attract a large crowd. Many will
come from Virginia.